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tet just demoralize lyndon johnson. and it wasn't that johnson lost middle america. middle america lost the president. and that's why tet was sacrificed to sacrificed to it wasn't just the press. it was mainly lyndon johnson. he gave up on himself. so the lessons i guess that apply to today are things like don't give the enemy credit for having a better plan than they have. sometimes you see people today talk about terrorists act there some kind of geniuses, long-term players with this sophisticated plan that we can't understand, and everything they do is part of this unfolding of history. well, maybe they're just making mistakes but i'll tell you, i do think that osama bin laden thought that 10 years after 9/11 he would be holed up in some cave somewhere, you know, wondering what hellfire missile is going to come down on dissent. i do think that was part of the plate i think he thought he would be ahead of saudi arabia right now. that was the plan, not what is going on right now. so, you know, don't give them credit for being these geniuses because they are not. sec
tet just demoralize lyndon johnson. and it wasn't that johnson lost middle america. middle america lost the president. and that's why tet was sacrificed to sacrificed to it wasn't just the press. it was mainly lyndon johnson. he gave up on himself. so the lessons i guess that apply to today are things like don't give the enemy credit for having a better plan than they have. sometimes you see people today talk about terrorists act there some kind of geniuses, long-term players with this...
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the problem is that lyndon johnson didn't want to win. and by the time nixon came in, the whole equation of the war had changed. i mean, at that point we were pulling out. so there was really no chance. but even at the end where we had the peace accord framework where we were just going to give air support and material support to the south, we still could have won if we had kept our agreement, but we didn't. we cut our ally loose, and that was it. very shameful episode. >> hi, dr. robbins. i'm really interested in a contemporary sense about your comments regarding the hacker networks attack on the iranian nuclear program and kind of the feedback of that from a private internet association and affecting a nation in that way. >> oh, stuxnet and the attack on the iranian nuclear program? it's fantastic. it's great. i mean, these people are screen yuses -- geniuses, whoever did it. you know, how did they get it inserted into the network? how did they, you know, do the whole thing? i was reading about it, and it's just amazing. and it's a grea
the problem is that lyndon johnson didn't want to win. and by the time nixon came in, the whole equation of the war had changed. i mean, at that point we were pulling out. so there was really no chance. but even at the end where we had the peace accord framework where we were just going to give air support and material support to the south, we still could have won if we had kept our agreement, but we didn't. we cut our ally loose, and that was it. very shameful episode. >> hi, dr....
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it was mainly lyndon johnson. he gave up on himself. the lessons from tet that apply to to they are things like don't give the enemy credit for having a better plan than they have. sometimes you see people talk about terrorists like they're some kind of geniuses, long-term planners with the sophisticated plan the we can't understand. that everything they do is part of this unfolding of history. maybe they are just making mistakes. i don't think osama bin laden fog that ten years after 9/11 he would be holed up in a cave somewhere wondering when a missile was going to come down on his head. i don't think that was part of the plan. he thought he would be head of saudi arabia right now. that was the plan. not what is going on right now. don't give him credit for being a genius because they are not. secondly don't read the fine their objective to the point where they meet them. the terrorists and the bad guys want to win. they want to take power. they don't want to remain terrorists all their lives. when they are not taking over countries o
it was mainly lyndon johnson. he gave up on himself. the lessons from tet that apply to to they are things like don't give the enemy credit for having a better plan than they have. sometimes you see people talk about terrorists like they're some kind of geniuses, long-term planners with the sophisticated plan the we can't understand. that everything they do is part of this unfolding of history. maybe they are just making mistakes. i don't think osama bin laden fog that ten years after 9/11 he...
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most successful president in my memory was lyndon johnson. he had his great society program. the civil-rights act, only one part of it, in medicare and a massive program for the war against poverty. hy was governor when he put into effect the elementary school act. i went up and testified in favor of that act as a governor. all those things transformed the life of america. he was courageous enough to control budget deficits even when faced with terrible threats to the budget. he imposed taxes and other things to make it possible. he has been the most successful president. >> how can young people be a positive force in the political process today? >> some things that some of you may not like. [talking over each other] >> i would like for the young people in coming generations to strive for transcendence in political affairs. for superlative measures. not just in your own profession but in the political life of america. i would like for our country to become a real system. the next 20 nations in the world. and all the defense budgets on earth. and with a the dollar prevailing a
most successful president in my memory was lyndon johnson. he had his great society program. the civil-rights act, only one part of it, in medicare and a massive program for the war against poverty. hy was governor when he put into effect the elementary school act. i went up and testified in favor of that act as a governor. all those things transformed the life of america. he was courageous enough to control budget deficits even when faced with terrible threats to the budget. he imposed taxes...
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was the president george hw bush president lyndon johnson? it was president lyndon johnson?. >> pana sounded like the former governor's line. . >> nobody could but it was lyndon johnson. much of the country has emerged from the deep freeze a little bit we're kind of a seasonal levels at this point over the weekend it is 28 o'hare 30 midway 32 it gary and northwest suburban mchenry is 31 degrees this is the view from snow-covered kankakee and out east look at the snow in the wake and the piles of snow west orange new jersey and boston mass. looking at logan international right there. here is the view in baltimore where flurries in the air is just what they need. the winter to spend 46 percent of the country is covered by snow not exorbitant amount but we may build on that next week with snow coming in tonight here is the model forecast at 9:00 tonight and a midnight with a flurries may be in the air in parts of the area just enough to dust the area that out during the day tomorrow we've had peaks and son mixed with the 30 degree temperatures but that mess out in the west coast
was the president george hw bush president lyndon johnson? it was president lyndon johnson?. >> pana sounded like the former governor's line. . >> nobody could but it was lyndon johnson. much of the country has emerged from the deep freeze a little bit we're kind of a seasonal levels at this point over the weekend it is 28 o'hare 30 midway 32 it gary and northwest suburban mchenry is 31 degrees this is the view from snow-covered kankakee and out east look at the snow in the wake and...
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i will tell you what being reflected for lyndon johnson. i was listening to a tape or something for something i am writing now. everyone knew that if you denied him a vote, he would never stop trying to pay you back. he is now president. there is a crucial moment in the finance committee. it is 9-8 against him. he has to change the vote. he gets a call for a vote within the finance committee. he has five minutes. because the democrat from ohio. he says, i cannot do that. my company needs this tax break. i will lose face. lyndon johnson says -- and yet to hear his voice on the tape -- you saved my face today and i will save your face tomorrow. [applause] [laughter] >> you are absolutely right. the context is different. it is hard to compare. money makes a difference. media makes a difference. one thing is permanent -- how to use power. one aspect of using power is to instill fear. i think he is used it with the wrong people. it is more the people who work for m or who are his allies at one time or another who can tell you he will cut you off
i will tell you what being reflected for lyndon johnson. i was listening to a tape or something for something i am writing now. everyone knew that if you denied him a vote, he would never stop trying to pay you back. he is now president. there is a crucial moment in the finance committee. it is 9-8 against him. he has to change the vote. he gets a call for a vote within the finance committee. he has five minutes. because the democrat from ohio. he says, i cannot do that. my company needs this...
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i'll give you the other side of lyndon johnson. when charles de gaulle threw nato out of france and asked the united states to get its forces out of france in 1967 johnson was president. dean rusk had the responsibility of figuring out how you did that you get everyone out and move them. he went to president johnson and said i'm leaving to meet with charles de gaulle to make the final arrangements on our removal from france. johnson said, dean, you ask that s.o.b. if he wants us to bring the graves home from normandy? you got to like a president who does that. he knew the sacrifice that americans had made to free france in world war ii. he clearly understood how selfish the act was on the part of de gaulle to throw nato out of france. he insisted that his secretary of state dean rusk do that. >> greta: in your book you said your most important vote was to vote for the civil rights act, as a republican. >> as a congressman. >> greta: most people think this was a democratic push, that bill. >> oh no, not at all. if you look at the da
i'll give you the other side of lyndon johnson. when charles de gaulle threw nato out of france and asked the united states to get its forces out of france in 1967 johnson was president. dean rusk had the responsibility of figuring out how you did that you get everyone out and move them. he went to president johnson and said i'm leaving to meet with charles de gaulle to make the final arrangements on our removal from france. johnson said, dean, you ask that s.o.b. if he wants us to bring the...
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i'll give you the other side of lyndon johnson. when charles de gaulle threw nato out of france and asked the united states to get its forces out of france in 1967 johnson was president. dean rusk had the responsibility of figuring out how you did that you get everyone out and move them. he went to president johnson and said i'm leaving to meet with charles de gaulle to make the final arrangements on our removal from france. johnson said, dean, you ask that s.o.b. if he wants us to bring the graves home from normandy? you got to like a president who does that. he knew the sacrifice that americans had made to free france in world war ii. he clearly understood how selfish the act was on the part of de gaulle to throw nato out of france. he insisted that his secretary of state dean rusk do that. >> greta: in your book you said your most important vote was to vote for the civil rights act, as a republican. >> as a congressman. >> greta: most people think this was a democratic push, that bill. >> oh no, not at all. if you look at the da
i'll give you the other side of lyndon johnson. when charles de gaulle threw nato out of france and asked the united states to get its forces out of france in 1967 johnson was president. dean rusk had the responsibility of figuring out how you did that you get everyone out and move them. he went to president johnson and said i'm leaving to meet with charles de gaulle to make the final arrangements on our removal from france. johnson said, dean, you ask that s.o.b. if he wants us to bring the...
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that was lyndon johnson. the goldwater part of that speech was written by a number of people. >> it was written by bill moyers. he wrote that. there was a call and response kind of thing that caught on. that was an early one. >> call and response? >> "not senator goldwater." and then the crowd respond. >> senator humphrey had ambitions for the presidency for quite awhile. he toyed with it in 1952 and made a real bid in 1960. harry was finally at the convention accepting the vice- presidential nomination. you can see how excited he was about the moment. he earned the nickname "the happy warrior." he loved politics, right? >> he loved politics. he was joyful about politics. he believed it was a way to better the country, to change the country. it was an innocent way. he believed in the american people. he really believed in our system. that was the way for him to change the country. >> another clip, and this was later on in 1974 when hubert humphrey made audiotapes. thosegoing to use some of throughout the prog
that was lyndon johnson. the goldwater part of that speech was written by a number of people. >> it was written by bill moyers. he wrote that. there was a call and response kind of thing that caught on. that was an early one. >> call and response? >> "not senator goldwater." and then the crowd respond. >> senator humphrey had ambitions for the presidency for quite awhile. he toyed with it in 1952 and made a real bid in 1960. harry was finally at the convention...
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lyndon johnson came to power in an extraordinary situation. it is not easy to find liberal moments between those two times when the country agree on the gold and was willing to move forward and make progress in the way we would define progress. it is a tougher hall than most people who hold these values so in that respect, significant that teddy roosevelt proposed national health insurance in 1912 and every democratic president since harry truman has tried to pass that and barack obama passed it. there are a lot of weaknesses to it but it is not nothing. the first two years of his presidency was the most consequential democratic presidency in 50 years. it is not chopped liver. i don't like chopped liver. that is point ii. that point lead to the argument i make in my book which i will be signing after this panel. which is about the system and the system is -- what i call the system which have a lot of components. part of it is the filibuster in the hold and part is the legacy of the most corrupt, incompetent and ideologically upset presidency o
lyndon johnson came to power in an extraordinary situation. it is not easy to find liberal moments between those two times when the country agree on the gold and was willing to move forward and make progress in the way we would define progress. it is a tougher hall than most people who hold these values so in that respect, significant that teddy roosevelt proposed national health insurance in 1912 and every democratic president since harry truman has tried to pass that and barack obama passed...
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lyndon johnson tried to have a great society and ended up with a culture of entitlement now we have that for the same reason. we give something and expect nothing in return. we cannot continue to do that and it is not good to do that. stop the nation building and what our forces get back to do what they do very well which is destroy the enemy. that is why i call it "the wrong war" i am perfectly willing to take any questions you may have. [applause] >> hello mr. west i am at a researcher from the dc area, what needs to happen before the afghan government can say we can take it from here? >> we have to tell them because if we leave it up to them, they will never tell you to go home. why the one to tell somebody who is the golden goose to stop laying the eggs? it is possible to say stop moving forward instead of allowing them to control the pace. i believe we get to the point* we will do that because the troops get it they like it the morale is high a but the notion of just building stuff all the time, they now believe that is the solution. i think we cannot wait for them to tell us. >> i
lyndon johnson tried to have a great society and ended up with a culture of entitlement now we have that for the same reason. we give something and expect nothing in return. we cannot continue to do that and it is not good to do that. stop the nation building and what our forces get back to do what they do very well which is destroy the enemy. that is why i call it "the wrong war" i am perfectly willing to take any questions you may have. [applause] >> hello mr. west i am at a...
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as lyndon johnson did in '68, go to saudi arabia where so many dictators have gone in the past. obviously, the speech indicated he doesn't plan to do that but he has to deal with today. he has to see what the army is saying to him. the fact that he's selected his vice president the guy who was this charge of the internal security services is to me an absolute sign of desperation. this is a guy who is responsible for torturing thousands and thousands of people and the fact that he's now the number two, that says a lot right there. >> and he hasn't had a vice president mubarak, suleiman now the vice president. there is news developing. back to you. >> we're just getting news in to us at cnn via the reuters news agency. they are reporting that egyptian police have shot dead 17 people who were trying to attack two police stations on saturday south of cairo. they're getting that word from witnesses and medical sources. i want to repeat this is news via the reuters news agency saying that egyptian police have shot dead 17 people in two separate instances. i want to bring in ivan watso
as lyndon johnson did in '68, go to saudi arabia where so many dictators have gone in the past. obviously, the speech indicated he doesn't plan to do that but he has to deal with today. he has to see what the army is saying to him. the fact that he's selected his vice president the guy who was this charge of the internal security services is to me an absolute sign of desperation. this is a guy who is responsible for torturing thousands and thousands of people and the fact that he's now the...
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. >> and then lyndon johnson. he always -- as a kid, i wasn't sure why, but as a kid he frightened me. was he a frightening man or was he a warm -- i don't know. you know? he was big and imposing. >> he liked to touch people. he -- he would -- no. no, no. >> then i was right to be scared. >> no. he would grab your hand, put his hand on your arm, lean in to you and his ear lobe was liger than your ear. >> still ahead on "way too early" why are you awake? next and "morning joe" is moments away. logistics was once the dominion of a very few. the largest and most powerful organizations. logistics was our secret weapon. logistics was our black heart. the thought that any business... any upstart could access the power of logistics... that's... unthinkable. tough being the only girl. aw, there's the man of the house. who's this ? this is rufus. hey, rufus. he's actually pretty talented. you wanna see him do a trick ? ok. hey rufus. who do we love ? we love our bank. we love our bank. we love our bank. we love our bank. y
. >> and then lyndon johnson. he always -- as a kid, i wasn't sure why, but as a kid he frightened me. was he a frightening man or was he a warm -- i don't know. you know? he was big and imposing. >> he liked to touch people. he -- he would -- no. no, no. >> then i was right to be scared. >> no. he would grab your hand, put his hand on your arm, lean in to you and his ear lobe was liger than your ear. >> still ahead on "way too early" why are you awake?...
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lyndon johnson was challenged in be. the easiest way to lose an incumbent president is to have to fight to battles at once. as much as i come even if i find america's ago with obama, if i thought he was terrible i still wouldn't be against challenging him. i would be building for 2016. >> with that one why don't we opened up to questions from the audience. you can ask about the presidency. you can ask about eric's dietary restrictions. [laughter] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> i can do that. i can be part of it. israel and american jews i want my big issues like pay a lot of attention to it. obama blue in the middle east. there's a very long question. how would one possess obama's dealings with netanyahu and what can we expect from hamas agreement, is that basically it? and egypt. i don't know about egypt. he blew it with regard to the middle east because he started out as he's done altogether too often for many of our case, he started out bold. he made a little resistance and then he ran around. he ran away and
lyndon johnson was challenged in be. the easiest way to lose an incumbent president is to have to fight to battles at once. as much as i come even if i find america's ago with obama, if i thought he was terrible i still wouldn't be against challenging him. i would be building for 2016. >> with that one why don't we opened up to questions from the audience. you can ask about the presidency. you can ask about eric's dietary restrictions. [laughter] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible]...
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we are not in the forefront of environmental issues, but lyndon johnson once. the elections we had in the year 2000, in 2004, showed increasingly the outcome of elections depends on money. it would be impossible now for anybody to be a candidate for either party that did not raise $100 million in advance, or $200 million. so, we have not stigma on ourselves, but we have opportunities to improve in the future. it requires some thoughts that are independent and innovative. i would say, idealistic. and it is going to be the next generation that will have to bring this about. >> [inaudible] >> i think a lot of people would say, he only served one term. he got defeated the first time. that is not my preference. [laughter] i would like for people to remember that i kept the peace and that i promoted human rights. almost without hesitation, and without too much equivocation. we had some leaders on earth that are not true democrats, but what i explained as south america was one. i would say peace and human rights. that would be my preference. >> before we came onstage,
we are not in the forefront of environmental issues, but lyndon johnson once. the elections we had in the year 2000, in 2004, showed increasingly the outcome of elections depends on money. it would be impossible now for anybody to be a candidate for either party that did not raise $100 million in advance, or $200 million. so, we have not stigma on ourselves, but we have opportunities to improve in the future. it requires some thoughts that are independent and innovative. i would say,...
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he used to defend america as the nation's attorney general during lyndon johnson administration. now he thinks america is criminal. >> we're awe tok racy -- autocracy. >> they call themselves anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist group. then there is answer, act now to stop war and end res schism. >> socialism transformation of society. >> they're the main organizers of egyptian demonstrations in america and one of the group at the counterrally on 8-28, claiming restoring honor was corporate finance, racist and prowar. >> it's a few days after 9/11. by former members of the marxist/lenin workers world party. answer now spends time supporting iraqi resistance, against u.s. troops. supporting cop killers and working as hard as they can to put an end to the western way of life. >> you will notice one group in that segment was code pink. the same group that showed up for the anti-capitalism, anti-catch brothers protest with van jones last week. you need to see their words. you need to see what their rallies feel like. in america, next. >> glenn: i want you to watch, code pink, this is
he used to defend america as the nation's attorney general during lyndon johnson administration. now he thinks america is criminal. >> we're awe tok racy -- autocracy. >> they call themselves anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist group. then there is answer, act now to stop war and end res schism. >> socialism transformation of society. >> they're the main organizers of egyptian demonstrations in america and one of the group at the counterrally on 8-28, claiming restoring...
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had bolling kennedy had beautiful women clinton had women imagine a vietnam could have turned out of lyndon johnson one allowed to swing a dog around by the ears or nine eleven if dick cheney can go to an undisclosed location and shoot somebody in the face so we have all americans mr president i'm going to light up for the first time ever in order to help entice you into taking a well deserved smoke break yourself. come on sir. don't you wanna join me on a high speed rail to flavor. ok it appears never actually lit. back to you alone a. ok break thanks for your thoughtful analysis now aside from showing us they have absolutely no idea how to handle light or do you have a little bit of a point there that during stressful times everyone needs advice now and i'm not going to tell obama to pick smoking back up but i am dying to know what happen it's going to turn to next so let's let the investigation begin. now it's the twenty first century and times have changed in the past a student with a college degree was guaranteed a job with a good salary and benefits but nowadays that's not necessarily
had bolling kennedy had beautiful women clinton had women imagine a vietnam could have turned out of lyndon johnson one allowed to swing a dog around by the ears or nine eleven if dick cheney can go to an undisclosed location and shoot somebody in the face so we have all americans mr president i'm going to light up for the first time ever in order to help entice you into taking a well deserved smoke break yourself. come on sir. don't you wanna join me on a high speed rail to flavor. ok it...
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. >> previous american presidents from lyndon johnson to jimmy carter took a muff more severe position. >> reporter: this agreement has been become a plital football with gop presidential hopefuls piling off. the president has thrown israel under a bus mitt romney said. a mistaken and very dangerous demand wrote pawlenty and mish bachmann showed it a shocking display of betrayal toward our allies. >> the republicans see an opportunity to break off from the democrats. >> reporter: it's not just republicans. as some staunch supporters are expressing kerns. >> why do we emphasize things that hurt israel at the expense of the palestinians who won't even negotiate face to face? it makes no sense. >> reporter: lester, we can expect to hear more in the comes days. the prime minister stays on here in washington. on tut he gives a speech to a joint meeting of congress, and tomorrow president obama travels across town to give a speech on american/israel relations to a major pro-israel lobbying group. >> the question of borders is personal in the middle east where both risrael and the palestinian
. >> previous american presidents from lyndon johnson to jimmy carter took a muff more severe position. >> reporter: this agreement has been become a plital football with gop presidential hopefuls piling off. the president has thrown israel under a bus mitt romney said. a mistaken and very dangerous demand wrote pawlenty and mish bachmann showed it a shocking display of betrayal toward our allies. >> the republicans see an opportunity to break off from the democrats. >>...
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but, you know, i have met lyndon johnson and i can tell you obama is no lyndon johnson. lyndon johnson wouldn't vote for president obama. president obama is in the deepest hole i ever saw for any incumbent president, and he is frightening to the american people, in terms of where they fear he would take this country in a second term, devoid of any concern for re-election. so the fact of the father is beating president obama is not much of a challenge for anybody that was on the stage last night. the question that we ask is, moving the ball in the direction of restoration of america to its rightful place of prosperity and leadership in the world, fairness and justice and equality for all, that is the person we are looking for, and so we're looking for a champion to beat him, not a person who will take the office and, you know, serve as an inconvenience minimizer, getting by without any great accomplishments for the country. jon: it's been a little more than 12 hours since the debate ended last night. who do you think won? >> i think you've got to give romney style. obviou
but, you know, i have met lyndon johnson and i can tell you obama is no lyndon johnson. lyndon johnson wouldn't vote for president obama. president obama is in the deepest hole i ever saw for any incumbent president, and he is frightening to the american people, in terms of where they fear he would take this country in a second term, devoid of any concern for re-election. so the fact of the father is beating president obama is not much of a challenge for anybody that was on the stage last...
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ever remembers -- everyone remembers hubert humphrey as someone was looking the bits of lyndon johnson. he was under tremendous pressures. >> that is sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. >> sunday on book-tv's "in depth." the founder of the american spectator magazine has written over half a dozen books. his latest is "after the hanover." join our 3 our conversation with your e-mails, phone calls, and tweets live sunday at noon eastern on book-tv on c-span 2. >> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says the economy should grow rapidly this year. but that it will likely take several years before the unemployment rate falls to normal levels. he was at the national press club in washington for one hour. >> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. i am president of the national press club. we are the world's leading professional organization for journalists and we are committed to our professions future for our programming and by foster in a free press worldwide. for more information, please visit our website at www.press.org. for all of our members worldwide, i would like to wel
ever remembers -- everyone remembers hubert humphrey as someone was looking the bits of lyndon johnson. he was under tremendous pressures. >> that is sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. >> sunday on book-tv's "in depth." the founder of the american spectator magazine has written over half a dozen books. his latest is "after the hanover." join our 3 our conversation with your e-mails, phone calls, and tweets live sunday at noon eastern on book-tv on c-span 2. >>...
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in 1956 disability benefits were added and lyndon johnson created medicare and medicaid. >> medicaid was originally designed to take care of the poor although an increase portion covers the derl in hurries go homes in. >> at the time i don't think anybody anticipated the kind of monday restraining orders it it turned in to. >> inflation protections were added and entitlements about to overwhelm the entire federal budget. >> today social security, medicare and medicaid make up half the budget. going into the future they could swallow up thef th decade, entitlement programs plus interest will consume the total amount of federal revenue to bring in. you would have to raise taxes to keep the government functioning. >> the government will eventually turn into a pension plan with an army. it will take so much money to social security and medicare and medicaid. we'll have a little left over for the military. >> reporter: that is what they have come to. we can't pay for past promises, the new healthcare law created another entitlement which most analysts will run short of money early in the
in 1956 disability benefits were added and lyndon johnson created medicare and medicaid. >> medicaid was originally designed to take care of the poor although an increase portion covers the derl in hurries go homes in. >> at the time i don't think anybody anticipated the kind of monday restraining orders it it turned in to. >> inflation protections were added and entitlements about to overwhelm the entire federal budget. >> today social security, medicare and medicaid...
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let's say that lyndon johnson had ended in victory in late '66. would we be looking at him as a great war leader and someone who did this the right way? >> you are the historian. it seems to be that -- i don't know who said it. but wars are a series of catastrophe, ended by success. they are difficult, hard, enemy has a brain, eisenhower, i think said, the plan is worthless. planning is everything. and the plan is worthless. because the enemy -- >> that was one the rumsfeld's rules too. >> when i say rumsfeld rules, it's a rule that i quote from someone more intelligent than i am. >> indeed. with full credit i want to get in. >> indeed. but it's true. every time you try to do something, for every offense, there's a defense. for every defense, there's an offense. there's a constant change that takes place on the battle field. i think that the -- we are unlikely for a period of time to end up with the kind of clarity that we had in world war ii. because of the nature of the world what we're living in. it is asymmetric, it's not similar -- symmetric.
let's say that lyndon johnson had ended in victory in late '66. would we be looking at him as a great war leader and someone who did this the right way? >> you are the historian. it seems to be that -- i don't know who said it. but wars are a series of catastrophe, ended by success. they are difficult, hard, enemy has a brain, eisenhower, i think said, the plan is worthless. planning is everything. and the plan is worthless. because the enemy -- >> that was one the rumsfeld's rules...
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lyndon johnson tried to have the great society and ended up with entitlement. we know the culture of entitlement in afghanistan for the same reason. forget something and expect nothing in return. i don't think it's good for a country to do it. in the last thing we do is tell them, stop nationbuilding him that our forces get back to doing what they do very well and that is destroying the enemy. so that's why i call it the wrong war. that's all i have to say. i'll be willing to take any questions you might have. [applause] >> hello, mr. weiss. my name is antiwar, intelligence research and the d.c. metro area. my question is what we'll need to happen before the afghan government and americans can take it from here? >> we have to tell them. let's leave it up to them, indeed. they are never going to tell you to go home. why do you want to tell somebody to stop laying the eggs? so it's us who have to say to the afghans, you have to start stepping forward instead of allowing them to control the pace. and i believe we're getting to the point where will do that. when i'
lyndon johnson tried to have the great society and ended up with entitlement. we know the culture of entitlement in afghanistan for the same reason. forget something and expect nothing in return. i don't think it's good for a country to do it. in the last thing we do is tell them, stop nationbuilding him that our forces get back to doing what they do very well and that is destroying the enemy. so that's why i call it the wrong war. that's all i have to say. i'll be willing to take any questions...
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you and i both know a lot about the people who worked for lyndon johnson. one thing they say it's a tough thing for them is when people say last my son in vietnam. why did he die? would you say for iraq? >> it is the hardest thing. i think anyone who is in a position of responsibility, with a conflict occurs and you will come as choice and i would go to the hospitals to meet with the wounded whose lives are changed forever, and meet with their families and meet with the families of those who have been killed, we would need to ourselves, we are going in, what is it that we could say or do that would help them understand the appreciation that we in america have for this sacrifice? the individual sacrifices and the sacrifices of families as well because he sacrificed and they serve. and we would come out of those meetings almost invariably inspired, not feeling that we had hoped to them, but feeling they had hoped us. the pride they have in their service, the cohesion they feel with the units they were and come in their desire get back to their unit, you just
you and i both know a lot about the people who worked for lyndon johnson. one thing they say it's a tough thing for them is when people say last my son in vietnam. why did he die? would you say for iraq? >> it is the hardest thing. i think anyone who is in a position of responsibility, with a conflict occurs and you will come as choice and i would go to the hospitals to meet with the wounded whose lives are changed forever, and meet with their families and meet with the families of those...
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let's say that lyndon johnson had ended in victory in late '66. would we be looking at him as a great war leader and someone who did this the right way? >> you are the historian. it seems to be that -- i don't know who said it. but wars are a series of catastrophe, ended by success. they are difficult, hard, enemy has a brain, eisenhower, i think said, the plan is worthless. planning is everything. and the plan is worthless. because the enemy -- >> that was one the rumsfeld's rules too. >> when i say rumsfeld rules, it's a rule that i quote from someone more intelligent than i am. >> indeed. with full credit i want to get in. >> indeed. but it's true. every time you try to do something, for every offense, there's a defense. for every defense, there's an offense. there's a constant change that takes place on the battle field. i think that the -- we are unlikely for a period of time to end up with the kind of clarity that we had in world war ii. because of the nature of the world what we're living in. it is asymmetric, it's not similar -- symmetric.
let's say that lyndon johnson had ended in victory in late '66. would we be looking at him as a great war leader and someone who did this the right way? >> you are the historian. it seems to be that -- i don't know who said it. but wars are a series of catastrophe, ended by success. they are difficult, hard, enemy has a brain, eisenhower, i think said, the plan is worthless. planning is everything. and the plan is worthless. because the enemy -- >> that was one the rumsfeld's rules...
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johnson, for example, and then you bury him someplace. they didn't even let him go to meetings with the senate democrats when he was vice president. you know, you stash vice presidents. you get them out of the way, you send them to funerals or whatever. he wasn't just worried about the electoral college vote or the politics for the whole process. he was really looking for somebody who could serve alongside him and be a parts pant in the process. and get actively engaged. and he liked my background and obviously my experience and my resume. and he -- i came away convinced. we never signed a contract. but he meant it when he said, look, you can sign on and be a major player in my administration, get involved in whatever you want to get involved in. you'll have access to all the meetings and all the policy debates, however you want to operate. and it sounded very attractive, frankly, put in those terms. he kept his word. we ran integrated staffs. we avoided a lot of the pitfalls that a lot of administrations have not avoided. and it wasn't c
johnson, for example, and then you bury him someplace. they didn't even let him go to meetings with the senate democrats when he was vice president. you know, you stash vice presidents. you get them out of the way, you send them to funerals or whatever. he wasn't just worried about the electoral college vote or the politics for the whole process. he was really looking for somebody who could serve alongside him and be a parts pant in the process. and get actively engaged. and he liked my...
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johnson of the various motor vehicle and pollution control laws. >> hinojosa: so you know that a lot of people... there are people who know you as the tireless consumer advocate... >> mm-hmm. >> hinojosa: ..and then there are people who didn't know anything about you... >> mm-hmm. >> hinojosa: ...until you decided to run for president in the year 2000. and then they say, "oh, yeah; he's the guy who ran for president in the year 2000. isn't he the one who made bush win?" and you say... >> well, listen. first of all, it's factually wrong. i've talked to gore about this, and gore has talked to other people. first of all, we all have an equal right to run for election, and why do they put the wrap on the green party candidate for? i mean, do these two parties own all the voters? don't we want the voters to have more choice, the way they did, say, in the 19th century and the antislavery party, and the women's right to vote party, labor, farmer, progressive parties? it's harder and harder now for small parties and independents just to get on the ballet. all kinds of petition requirements,
johnson of the various motor vehicle and pollution control laws. >> hinojosa: so you know that a lot of people... there are people who know you as the tireless consumer advocate... >> mm-hmm. >> hinojosa: ..and then there are people who didn't know anything about you... >> mm-hmm. >> hinojosa: ...until you decided to run for president in the year 2000. and then they say, "oh, yeah; he's the guy who ran for president in the year 2000. isn't he the one who made...
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lyndon johnson tried to have the great society, and it ended up with a culture of entitlement. we now have a culture of entitlement in afghanistan for the same reason. we give something, we expect nothing in return. we can't continue to do that. and i don't think it's good for a country to do it. and lastly, reduce the taliban. stop the nation building and let our forces get back to doing what they do very well, and that is destroying the enemy. so that's why i call it the wrong war. that's all i have to say, and i'm perfectly willing to take any questions that you might have. thank you. [applause] >> hello, mr. west. my name is andy, i'm a researcher in the d.c. metro area. my question for you is, what will need to happen before the afghan government is able to say to the americans, we can take it from here? >> we have to tell them. because if we leave it up to them, andy, they're never going to tell you to go home. why do you want to tell somebody who's the golden imoos to stop -- goose to stop laying the eggs? so it's us who have to say to the afghans, you have to start step
lyndon johnson tried to have the great society, and it ended up with a culture of entitlement. we now have a culture of entitlement in afghanistan for the same reason. we give something, we expect nothing in return. we can't continue to do that. and i don't think it's good for a country to do it. and lastly, reduce the taliban. stop the nation building and let our forces get back to doing what they do very well, and that is destroying the enemy. so that's why i call it the wrong war. that's all...
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a review took place over the next couple of weeks run by lyndon johnson. and the answer came back to kennedy, moon. why the moon? was it a technical run that the soviet union to that date and still some today was using a converted icbm that was designed to lift a very heavy nuclear warhead and lift space pay loads. but to get the people to the moon, the soviet union would have to build a rocket and so would the united states. and lombron was brought in and give me the resources and we will win. and he was right. after the weekend of may 6-7, a group of people came together to write a set of recommendations to go through the vice president to the president. and nasa space member web and mcnamara signed that memo on the morning of may 8. and you see the words, men and not machines capture the world. and that these aimed at the prestige are part of the battle at the fluid front of the cold w war. it was clear language and you could read the memo and find nothing about space exploration. it was very much about how compete and be successful against the soviet u
a review took place over the next couple of weeks run by lyndon johnson. and the answer came back to kennedy, moon. why the moon? was it a technical run that the soviet union to that date and still some today was using a converted icbm that was designed to lift a very heavy nuclear warhead and lift space pay loads. but to get the people to the moon, the soviet union would have to build a rocket and so would the united states. and lombron was brought in and give me the resources and we will win....
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i was thinking lyndon johnson faced this incredibly complicated set of issues, can we imagine him appointing him a humphrey commission or appointing his vice psident. d what is more important right now than the rewriting of the social ctract which is invoed in the debt, involved in fixing medicare, in the inastructure, involved in the budget. that's the most central thing going on righ now. why is it the biden commission and not the obama commission. people say once he becomes involved it becomes super polarizing and it all falls apart. that's a bit of a rashization they've used too much to put him back in the shadows. i just wish i knew if it comes from some sort of deep sense of caution he doesn't want to put himself out there or for some other reason, i simply don't know. >> i think his parting position is cautious. it's bridge building. that's his up bringing, that's his only work experience, that's his starting position, his foundation. but then he has these spasms almost of leadership and risk taking. taking out osama bin laden was a big risk and he went against the council of many peo
i was thinking lyndon johnson faced this incredibly complicated set of issues, can we imagine him appointing him a humphrey commission or appointing his vice psident. d what is more important right now than the rewriting of the social ctract which is invoed in the debt, involved in fixing medicare, in the inastructure, involved in the budget. that's the most central thing going on righ now. why is it the biden commission and not the obama commission. people say once he becomes involved it...
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and he certainly stands in the line from harry truman forward, lyndon johnson or somebody who believes in medicare. republicans don't forget, it's been an article-- they are opposition to national health insurance, except when it involves republican members of congress. >> lehrer: other than that. >> he did rally the left. i mean, the speech was strong in rallying the left as mark said. he called republicans unamerican. that tendses to rally people, i guess when you call their opponents unamerican. but you know, substantively it still still doe matter. and here i have a question mark. maybe he does sincerely want to follow through on the cuts that he sort of gestured toward. he gave us headings under which future cuts would fall. but i do think if you look at the program, it's essentially excuses seniors and the middle class from any shared sacrifice. and i just don't think we can solve a problem this size excusing seniors and the middle class. >> lehrer: but the president and secretary quite geithner on the program that same night said if there is going to be deficit reduction you're
and he certainly stands in the line from harry truman forward, lyndon johnson or somebody who believes in medicare. republicans don't forget, it's been an article-- they are opposition to national health insurance, except when it involves republican members of congress. >> lehrer: other than that. >> he did rally the left. i mean, the speech was strong in rallying the left as mark said. he called republicans unamerican. that tendses to rally people, i guess when you call their...